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Tobias

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
God Is Great
Love''s nature

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tobias

Pronunciation

t(o)-bias

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #246, 1,523 births); most recent 2025 (rank #283, 1,201 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
20251,201
20241,210
20231,220
20221,260
20211,243
20201,292
20191,318
20181,294
20171,343
20161,523

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #98, 647 births); most recent 2025 (rank #116, 461 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025461
2024496
2023506
2022568
2021596
2020574
2019624
2018647
2017618
2016647

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #353, 158 births); most recent 2023 (rank #345, 152 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023152
2022143
2021158
2020130
2019150
2018136
2017132
2016119
201587
201445

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #278, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20246
202311
20227
20214
20206
201916
20189
201713
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #198, 21 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202521
202410
202310
20227
202116
202015
201910
201811
201719
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #177, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
202412
20235
20227
20219
202011
201910
20188
20174
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #157, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #232, 15 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202315
202217
202114
202028
201919
201825
201715
201629
201522
201413

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence